ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan called off reconciliatory talks with the government on Thursday, a week after a court handed him a 14-year jail term on graft charges, his party's chairman said.

A Trump ally has called on Pakistan to release the former prime minister from prison, inspiring fervent hope among his supporters.

Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has slammed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) over its decision to call off talks with the government. He that the government was deliberating on a “middle ground” by offering to constitute a committee instead of a judicial commission,

Supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan were hoping for some reprieve from their leader's legal woes. But Khan's latest conviction likely means he will be kept out of politics for some time.

A case of mpox has been found in Azerbaijan, Interfax news agency reported on Saturday, adding that the patient had been isolated and was receiving treatment in hospital.

Pakistan Prime Minister’s Adviser on Public and Political Affairs, Rana Sanaullah, blamed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for ending the negotiations. He said that the government cannot be held responsible for it as they entered the dialogue and still seek to continue,